impenetrable

英 [ɪmˈpenɪtrəbl]

美 [ɪmˈpenɪtrəbl]

adj.  不可进入的; 穿不过的; 无法透视的; 不可理解的; 高深莫测的

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Collins.1 / BNC.13989 / COCA.13690

牛津词典

adj.

• 不可进入的；穿不过的；无法透视的
  that cannot be entered, passed through or seen through
  1. an impenetrable jungle
     无法穿越的丛林
  2. impenetrable darkness
     漆黑
• 不可理解的；高深莫测的
  impossible to understand
  1. an impenetrable mystery
     不解之谜
  2. Their jargon is impenetrable to an outsider.
     他们的行话外人听不懂。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不能穿过的;刺不进的;透不过的
  If you describe something such as a barrier or a forest asimpenetrable, you mean that it is impossible or very difficult to get through.
  1. ...the Caucasus range, an almost impenetrable barrier between Europe and Asia.
     高加索山脉,几乎难以穿越的欧亚屏障
• ADJ-GRADED 费解的;难以理解的
  If you describe something such as a book or a theory asimpenetrable, you are emphasizing that it is impossible or very difficult to understand.
  1. His books are notoriously impenetrable.
     他的书出了名的晦涩难懂。
  2. ...these impenetrable poems.
     这些隐晦难懂的诗

英英释义

adj

• impossible to understand
  1. impenetrable jargon
• not admitting of penetration or passage into or through
  1. an impenetrable fortress
  2. impenetrable rain forests
• permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
  1. dense smoke
  2. heavy fog
  3. impenetrable gloom
  Synonym:denseheavy

双语例句

• His dapper self-confidence seemed impenetrable to such hints.
  这类的暗示似乎动摇不了他坚定的自信。
• The impenetrable Lisbon treaty is verbose on this but uncharacteristically brief on the role of representation.
  令人费解的《里斯本条约》在这一点上冗长啰嗦，但对于主席职能的解释却异常简短。
• And so long as it is worth defending a patriotic militia will cover it with an impenetrable aegis.
  而只要它值得被保护，一个爱国的武装人民将护之以坚不可摧的盾牌。
• I find his style somewhat impenetrable.
  我发现他的行为方式令人颇为费解。
• In some countries, fiscal myopia was concealed by impenetrable accounting practices.
  在一些国家，令人费解的会计实践掩盖了财政上的短视行为。
• Something even more impenetrable than a language barrier is at work.
  某种比语言更难逾越的障碍横亘于两者之间。
• The IM environment offers impenetrable security that thwarts intrusion attempts, as well as messaging-borne malware.
  IM环境提供了无法穿透的安全屏障，能够阻拦入侵企图以及消息中携带的恶意软件。
• The fortifications of the castle were massive and impenetrable.
  那座城堡的防御工事厚实牢固，坚不可摧。
• His books are notoriously impenetrable.
  他的书出了名的晦涩难懂。
• His later works are mostly panoramic histories of Russia in the past century that most readers found impenetrable.
  他晚期的作品更多的是俄罗斯在过去的一个世纪的全景式的历史，多数读者都很难理解。